Question reference: S6W-10506
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 23 August 2022
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 2 September 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many farm holdings in Scotland are over (a) 3,000 ha, (b) 2,000 ha, (c) 1,000 ha and (d) 500 ha, also broken down by region and also given as a percentage of total farm holdings.
Answer
The June 2021 Agricultural Census reported 50,231 agricultural holdings in Scotland. Of these 285 holdings were over 3,000 hectares in size, 433 over 2,000 hectares in size, 874 over 1000 hectares in size and 1,794 over 500 hectares in size. Please see the following table for figures relating to number of holdings by area size and region.
Number of holdings by area size and region | |||||||||
June Agricultural Census 2021 | |||||||||
Number of holdings | Percentage of holdings | Total Holdings | |||||||
> 3,000 ha | > 2,000 ha | > 1,000 ha | > 500 ha | > 3,000 ha | > 2,000 ha | > 1,000 ha | > 500 ha | ||
North West | 169 | 219 | 350 | 547 | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 19,518 |
North East | 20 | 34 | 64 | 147 | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 8,507 |
South East | 40 | 84 | 200 | 493 | 0.4% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 5.4% | 9,069 |
South West | 56 | 96 | 260 | 607 | 0.4% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 4.6% | 13,137 |
Total | 285 | 433 | 874 | 1,794 | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 3.6% | 50,231 |